translated from german are: the eagles the

because my comments may be mistaken for “jealously” like they were re: the cowboys.

but really i think the Eagles are going to bounce back and contend for the division title. they really rebounded in the last few weeks of last season and became the team that everyone was expecting them to be – it was just too little, too late. if there’s one knock on them, they should’ve gotten rid of Lito Sheppared already because i don’t think he can co-exist with Asante Samuel. McNabb will be fine, the defense will still cause problems, Andy Reid will still be a good coach, and David Akers will still be an asshole who makes every clutch kick (except for 57-yarders against the wind).

i think Philly will win 10+ games, which is tough because by process of elimination -Cowboys 12 wins, Eagles 10+ wins, Giants 10+ wins – i’m going to have to pick the Redskins to go like 2-14, which I really don’t think will happen.

the Eagles fans start making their way over here now?

I am torn on the Eagles. I still have a ton of respect for Mcnabb and Dawkins, both of whom are great competitors. Dawkins is one of those guys that you hate when he plays for your rival but who you’d love to death if he was on your team (similar to Strahan in fact), but I think he is nearing the end of the line. And McNabb is one awkward tackle away from leaving the offense in Kevin Kolb’s hands. Asante Samuel will help the defense, but they are still nowhere near as talented as they were during the 4-year run the Eagles had in the early part of this decade. Ultimately, I think their fate rests in McNabb’s hands. He stays healthy, they probably win 10+ games. He gets hurt early, they could be a 6-10 team. That, and they should probably try to keep Winston Justice off the field…

which they have not addressed is to have a competent receiving corps. TO was good for a short time but he was too easy to key on. You have to have competent secondary receivers which the Eagles haven’t given McNabb.

As big an idiot as he is, I agree that the last year he played with the Eagles he was terrific. He may have the absolute perfect body for wide receiver.

He’s still a top notch receiver and except for the dropped balls and selfish play would be considered one of the greatest. In our playoff game we had a lot of single coverage on him which I was sure at the time was a mistake, but the pass rush and the fact that he has lost a step or two saved us.